judgment of particular relevance
VKI punishes video game giants
APA/AFP/Yelim LEE
PlayStation punished, among other things, the expiry of credit, the automatic conversion of free subscriptions into paid subscriptions.
Published: Jun 14, 2022 10:56 am
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The Association for Consumer Information (VKI) had sued Sony Interactive Entertainment because of their general terms and conditions for the PlayStation, whereupon the Higher Regional Court of Vienna recognized 40 clauses as inadmissible – not legally binding.
Among other things, the VKI penalized the expiry of credit, the automatic conversion of free subscriptions into paid subscriptions if they were not canceled in good time, as well as liability regulations for parents.
VKI celebrates verdict against Playstation
“The judgment provides clarity with regard to a wide variety of issues relating to online services and video games. The judgment is particularly relevant because other gaming platforms and online services sometimes have very similar clauses,” said the VKI in a broadcast on Tuesday .
(Those: APA)
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Accessed on 06/14/2022 at 11:01 a.m. at https://www.salzburg24.at/news/oesterreich/vki-deckt-unzulaessige-playstation-vertragsdetails-auf-122769820
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